OSCR Scottish charity profile

Choices - Community Matters

ActiveCharity number SC051341
Registered13 October 2021
Main locationNorth Ayrshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051341
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KA12 8DF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Choices Community Matters supported and provided 1930 households to access a weekly subsidized food shop to address food insecurity in the local area. Residents were able to access a range of wraparound supports which empowered and enabled households to shop with dignity and pride. Access to additional oral health support, period poverty, supports and benefit maximization checks to ensure that all households are receiving a service which provides a tangible and real time benefit for them. All households who attend the community shop are encouraged and supported to get involved by way of volunteering in the community

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4.The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 Relief of those in need 4.2 Advancement of community development 4.4 Advancement of Education

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

4 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£00Not supplied
31 March 2025£20,349£19,851010 November 2025
31 March 2024£26,992£22,328015 January 2025
31 March 2023£27,820£21,289019 January 2024

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Fullarton Community Hub, School Lane, Irvine, North Ayrshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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